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Albertsons Library celebrates all Boise State University authors who published articles, books, or creative works between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016.
If you have questions about the University Author Recognition project or know of publications that should be added, please contact the ScholarWorks staff at: 208-426-2581 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Advancements in the Measurement of the Cryosphere Using Geophysics — Introduction, Andrew D. Parsekian, John Bradford, Georgios Tsoflias, Steven Arcone, and Bernd Kulessa
A High-Order Radial Basis Function (RBF) Leray Projection Method for the Solution of the Incompressible Unsteady Stokes Equations, Edward J. Fuselier, Varun Shankar, and Grady B. Wright
Ana Batinica: Contemporary Classics from an Ancient Coast, Nicole Molumby
An Efficient Generalized Least Squares Algorithm for Periodic Trended Regression with Autoregressive Errors, Jaechoul Lee, Anthony Dini, and William Negri
An Experiment-Based Methodology to Understand the Dynamics of Group Decision Making, Susan G. Mason, Don Holley, Aaron Wells, Amit Jain, Thomas Wuerzer, and Alark Joshi
Angoff Method of Setting Cut Scores for High-Stakes Testing: Foley Catheter Checkoff as an Exemplar, Suzan Kardong-Edgren and Pamela M. Mulcock
Anthropogenic Noise Impairs Owl Hunting Behavior, J. Tate Mason, Christopher J. W. McClure, and Jesse R. Barber
Aquifer Arsenic Cycling Induced by Seasonal Hydrologic Changes within the Yangtze River Basin, Michael V. Schaefer, Samantha C. Ying, Shawn G. Benner, Yanhua Duan, Yanxin Wang, and Scott Fendorf
A Review of the Middle–Late Pennsylvanian West European Regional Substages and Floral Biozones, and Their Correlation to the Geological Time Scale Based on New U–Pb Ages, Stanislav Opluštil, Mark Schmitz, Christopher J. Cleal, and Karel Martínek
Arithmagons and Geometrically Invariant Multiplicative Integer Partitions, J. A. Franco, J. Champion, and J. W. Lyons
Arsenic Release Metabolically Limited to Permanently Water-Saturated Soil in Mekong Delta, Jason W. Stuckey, Michael V. Schaefer, Benjamin D. Kocar, Shawn G. Benner, and Scott Fendorf
A Small Acoustic Goniometer for General Purpose Research, Michael L. Pook and Sin Ming Loo
Assessing Mental Health Clinicians' Intentions to Adopt Evidence-Based Treatments: Reliability and Validity Testing of the Evidence-Based Treatment Intentions Scale, Nathaniel J. Williams
A Submarine Landslide Source for the Devastating 1964 Chenega Tsunami, Southern Alaska, Daniel S. Brothers, Peter J. Haeussler, Lee Liberty, David Finlayson, Eric Geist, Keith Labay, and Mike Byerly
A Synthetic Study to Assess the Applicability of Full-Waveform Inversion to Infer Snow Stratigraphy from Upward-Looking Ground-Penetrating Radar Data, Lino Schmid, Jürg Schweizer, John Bradford, and Hansruedi Maurer
Baire Spaces and Infinite Games, Fred Galvin and Marion Scheepers
Building Environments That Encourage Positive Behavior, Christine L. Hancock and Deborah R. Carter
Bullying: How Counselors Can Intervene, Aida Midgett
Campaigning for Capital: Fair Elections and Foreign Investment in Comparative Perspective, Michael Touchton
Channel Estimation, Carrier Recovery, and Data Detection in the Presence of Phase Noise in OFDM Relay Systems, Rui Wang, Hani Mehrpouyan, Meixia Tao, and Yingbo Hua
Characterization of Stress Corrosion Cracks in Ni-Based Weld Alloys 52, 52M and 152 Grown in High-Temperature Water, Yi Xie, Yaqiao Wu, Jatuporn Burns, and Jinsuo Zhang
Clarifying and Capturing "Trust" in Relation to Science Education: Dimensions of Trustworthiness within Schools and Associations with Equitable Student Achievement, Lara K. Smetana, Julianne Wenner, John Settlage, and D. Betsy McCoach
Climate Change and US Agriculture: Opportunities for Conservation to Reduce and Mitigate Emissions and to Support Adaptation to Rapid Change, A. Manale, S. Hyberg, N. Key, S. Mooney, T. L. Napier, and M. Ribaudo
Combination of Defects Plus Mixed Valence of Transition Metals: A Strong Strategy For Ferromagnetic Enhancement in ZnO Nanoparticles, J. J. Beltrán, C. A. Barrero, and A. Punnoose
Complex Rupture of the M6.3 2015 March 10 Bucaramanga Earthquake: Evidence of Strong Weakening Process, P. Poli, G. A. Prieto, C. Q. Yu, M. Florez, H. Agurto-Detzel, T. D. Mikesell, G. Chen, V. Dionicio, and P. Pedraza
Computational Exploration of a Protein Receptor Binding Space with Student Proposed Peptide Ligands, Matthew D. King, Paul Phillips, Matthew W. Turner, Michael Katz, Sarah Lew, Sarah Bradburn, Tim Andersen, and Owen M. McDougal
Couple Resilience to Economic Pressure Over Time and Across Generations, April S. Masarik, Monica J. Martin, Emilio Ferrer, Frederick O. Lorenz, Katherine J. Conger, and Rand D. Conger
Creating Accessible Video for the Online Classroom, Krista Greear and Patrick R. Lowenthal
Creating an Intentional Web Presence: Strategies for Every Educational Technology Professional, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Joanna C. Dunlap, and Patricia Stitson
Cryopreservation of Human Blood for Alkaline and Fpg-Modified Comet Assay, Xinzhu Pu, Zemin Wang, and James E. Klaunig
Cultural Group Selection Plays an Essential Role in Explaining Human Cooperation: A Sketch of the Evidence, Kathryn Demps
Daily Activity and Nest Occupation Patterns of Fox Squirrels (Sciurus niger) Throughout the Year, Thomas Wassmer and Roberto Refinetti
Decision Making at the State and Local Level: Does Science Matter?, Susan G. Mason
Decompositions of Ideals of Minors Meeting a Submatrix, Kent M. Neuerburg and Zach Teitler
Defect Driven Magnetism in Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles: Surface Effects, Pushpa Raghani, Pankaj Kumar, Balaji Ramanujam, and Alex Punnoose
Developing a Data Narrative: Analyzing Trends in an Academic Interlibrary Loan Department, Heather Grevatt
Development and Application of a Standstill Parameter Identification Technique for the Synchronous Generator, Ahmed M.A. Oteafy, John N. Chiasson, and Said Ahmed-Zaid
Does Grandparental Help Mediate the Relationship Between Kin Presence and Fertility?, Kristin Snopkowski and Rebecca Sear
Dynamic Phase-Control of a Rising Sun Magnetron Using Modulated and Continuous Current, Sulmer Fernandez-Gutierrez, Jim Browning, Ming-Chieh Lin, David N. Smithe, and Jack Watrous
Effectiveness and Student Perceptions of High-Enrolment Health Studies Online Courses, Ken-Zen Chen, Patrick R. Lowenthal, and Christine Bauer
Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside on Mouse Erythrocyte Catalase Activity and Malondialdehyde Status, Mamane Sani, Hichem Sebai, Roberto Refinetti, Mohan Mondal, Néziha Ghanem-Boughanmi, Naceur A. Boughattas, and Mossadok Ben-Attia
Effects of Switchgrass Cultivars and Intraspecific Differences in Root Structure on Soil Carbon Inputs and Accumulation, Jaron Adkins, Julie D. Jastrow, Geoffrey P. Morris, Johan Six, and Marie-Anne de Graaff
Electricity Governance and the Western Energy Imbalance Market in the United States: The Necessity of Interorganizational Collaboration, Stephanie Lenhart, Natalie Nelson-Marsh, Elizabeth J. Wilson, and David Solan
Estimation of Big Sagebrush Leaf Area Index with Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Peter J. Olsoy, Jessica J. Mitchell, Delphis F. Levia, Patrick E. Clark, and Nancy F. Glenn
Evaluation of NASA's MERRA Precipitation Product in Reproducing the Observed Trend and Distribution of Extreme Precipitation Events in the United States, Hamed Ashouri, Soroosh Sorooshian, Kuo-Lin Hsu, Michael G. Bosilovich, Jaechoul Lee, Michael F. Wehner, and Allison Collow
Evaluation of Service-Learning Infused Courses with Refugee Families, Aida Midgett and Diana M. Doumas
Evaluation of Swell Behavior of Expansive Clays from Internal Specific Surface and Pore Size Distribution, Aravind Pedarla, Anand J. Puppala, Laureano R. Hoyos, and Bhaskar Chittoori
Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Parents' Proxy MPAQ-C in Chinese Population, Ka Man Leung, Pak-Kwong Chung, Lynda B. Ransdell, and Yong Gao
Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) Increases Human Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation, Wendy A. Harvey, Kimberly Jurgensen, Xinzhu Pu, Cheri L. Lamb, Kenneth A. Cornell, Reilly J. Clark, Carolyn Klocke, and Kristen A. Mitchell
Fatigue Life and Fracture Mechanics of Unconstrained Ni–Mn–Ga Single Crystals in a Rotating Magnetic Field, T. Lawrence, P. Lindquist, K. Ullakko, and P. Müllner
Five Key Ideas to Teach Fractions and Decimals with Understanding, Sam Strother, Jonathan L. Brendefur, Keith Thiede, and Sarah Appleton
Fluoride: A Naturally-Occurring Health Hazard in Drinking-Water Resources of Northern Thailand, C. Joon Chuah, Han Rui Lye, Alan D. Ziegler, Spencer H. Wood, Chatpat Kongpun, and Sunsanee Rajchagool
Fracture Strength and Principal Stress Fields During Crush Testing of the SiC Layer in TRISO-Coated Fuel Particles, Brian C. Davis, Logan Ward, Darryl P. Butt, Brent Fillery, and Ivar Reimanis
Geographic Disparity of Positional Errors and Matching Rate of Residential Addresses Among Geocoding Solutions, T. Edwin Chow, Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, and Khila R. Dahal
Global Dental Equipment: How Variance Analysis Can Help a Startup Business Survive Growing Pains, Michael T. Lee and Celia J. Renner
Grounding Communication Studies in Enlightenment Criticality: Scaling Up Theoretical and Dialectical Ambition, Ed McLuskie
High-Performance Nanostructured Thermoelectric Generators for Micro Combined Heat and Power Systems, Yanliang Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Martin Cleary, Luke Schoensee, Nicholas Kempf, and Joseph Richardson
High-Rate and Low-Complexity Space-Time Block Codes for 2x2 MIMO Systems, Vida Vakilian and Hani Mehrpouyan
Identifying the Sources of Ferromagnetism in Sol-Gel Synthesized Zn1-xCoxO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) Nanoparticles, J. J. Beltrán, C. A. Barrero, and A. Punnoose
Impact of Dementia Behavioral Crises Events on First Responder and Family Systems in Idaho: An Exploratory Study, Trina Stolp, Mary Brown, Sarah Toevs, and Mike Berlin
Improved Model for Three-Dimensional Virtual Concrete: Anm Model, Stephen Thomas, Yang Lu, and E. J. Garboczi
Improved Thermoelectric Performance of (Fe,Co)Sb3-Type Skutterudites from First-Principles, Izaak Williamson, Logan Ju-Yee Her, Xianli Su, Yonggao Yan, Winnie Wong-Ng, and Lan Li
Increasing Clinicians' EBT Exploration and Preparation Behavior in Youth Mental Health Services by Changing Organizational Culture with ARC, Charles Glisson, Nathaniel J. Williams, Anthony Hemmelgarn, Enola Proctor, and Philip Green
Influence of the Twin Microstructure on the Mechanical Properties in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys, Benjamin Reinholz, Steffen Brinckmann, Alexander Hartmaier, Brittany Muntifering, William B. Knowlton, and Peter Müllner
Intramembrane Congestion Effects on Lysenin Channel Voltage-Induced Gating, Eric Krueger, Sheenah Bryant, Nisha Shrestha, Tyler Clark, Charles Hanna, David Pink, and Daniel Fologea
Lanthana-Bearing Nanostructured Ferritic Steels via Spark Plasma Sintering, Yaqiao Wu, Jatuporn Burns, Kerry N. Allahar, and Darryl P. Butt
Learners' Interpersonal Beliefs and Generated Feedback in an Online Role-Playing Peer-Feedback Activity: An Exploratory Study, Yu-Hui Ching and Yu-Chang Hsu
Lessons Learned While Completing a Needs Assessment of ITSS, Inc. Career Development Opportunities: A Case Study, Janice Aull, Jeff Bartley, Colleen Olson, Lauren Weisberg, and Donald Winiecki
Linking in situ LAI and Fine Resolution Remote Sensing Data to Map Reference LAI over Cropland and Grassland Using Geostatistical Regression Method, Yaqian He, Yanchen Bo, Leilei Chai, Xiaolong Liu, and Aihua Li
MAGP2 Controls Notch via Interactions with RGD Binding Integrins: Identification of a Novel ECM-Integrin-Notch Signaling Axis, Peter Deford, Kasey Brown, Rae Lee Richards, Aric King, Kristin Newburn, Katherine Westover, and Allan R. Albig
Metamorphic Chronology—A Tool for All Ages: Past Achievements and Future Prospects, Matthew J. Kohn
Metro Meals on Wheels Treasure Valley Employs a Low-Cost Routing Tool to Improve Deliveries, Andrew S. Manikas, James R. Kroes, and Thomas F. Gattiker
Mid- and Long-Term Effects of Wildfire and Debris Flows on Stream Ecosystem Metabolism, Quenton M. Tuckett and Peter Koetsier
MKED1: A New Titanite Standard for in Situ Analysis of Sm–Nd Isotopes and U–Pb Geochronology, Carl Spandler, Johannes Hammerli, Peng Sha, Hannah Hilbert-Wolf, Yi Hu, Eric Roberts, and Mark Schmitz
Modeling the Orbital Sampling Effect of Extrasolar Moons, René Heller, Michael Hippke, and Brian Jackson
Monitoring Southwest Greenland's Ice Sheet Melt with Ambient Seismic Noise, Aurélien Mordret, T. Dylan Mikesell, Christopher Harig, Bradley P. Lipovsky, and Germán A. Prieto
Necroecology: Undead, Dead, and Dying on the Limits of the Colony, Gautam Basu Thakur
Nesting Phenology, Mate Choice, and Genetic Divergence within a Partially Migratory Population of American Kestrels, Alexandra M. Anderson, Stephen J. Novak, James F. Smith, Karen Steenhof, and Julie A. Heath
Nestin-Positive/SOX2−Negative Cells Mediate Adult Neurogenesis of Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons in Mice, Joshua E. Albright, Iva Stojkovska, Abir A. Rahman, Connor J. Brown, and Brad E. Morrison
New Occurrences of Oldhamia in Eastern Yukon, Canada: Stratigraphic Context and Implications for Cambrian Deep-Marine Biostratigraphy, Robert B. MacNaughton, David P. Moynihan, Charles F. Roots, and James L. Crowley
Nucleic Acid Memory, Victor Zhirnov, Reza M. Zadegan, Gurtej S. Sandhu, George M. Church, and William L. Hughes
Online Graduate Teacher Education: Establishing an EKG for Student Success Intervention, Brett E. Shelton, Jui-Long Hung, and Sarah Baughman
On Phase II Monitoring of the Probability Distributions of Univariate Continuous Processes, Partha Sarathi Mukherjee
On the Nature of Cross-Disciplinary Integration: A Philosophical Framework, Michael O'Rourke, Stephen Crowley, and Chad Gonnerman
On the Visible Size and Geometry of Aggressively Expanding Civilizations at Cosmological Distances, S. Jay Olson
Parental Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Consequences, Robin Hausheer, Diana M. Doumas, Susan Esp, and Courtney Cuffee
Partial Oxidation of Surrogate Jet-A Fuel Over SiO2 Supported MoO2, Shreya Shah, Oscar G. Marin-Flores, Chinnathambi Karthik, M. Grant Norton, and Su Ha
Pathways from Education to Fertility Decline: A Multi-Site Comparative Study, Kristin Snopkowski, Mary C. Towner, Mary K. Shenk, and Heidi Colleran
Permian Diamictites in Northeastern Asia: Their Significance Concerning the Bipolarity of the Late Paleozoic Ice Age, John L. Isbell, Alexander S. Biakov, Igor L. Vedernikov, Vladimir I. Davydov, Erik L. Gulbranson, and Nicholas D. Fedorchuk
Personality, Interpersonal Disagreement, and Electoral Information, Jeffrey Lyons, Anand E. Sokhey, Scott D. McClurg, and Drew Seib
Physical Activity Stories: Assessing the "Meaning Standard" in Physical Education, Tyler G. Johnson
Plasma Carotenoid Concentrations of Incubating American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) Show Annual, Seasonal, and Individual Variation and Explain Reproductive Outcome, Elizabeth C. Sassani, Christeena Sevy, Erin H. Strasser, Alexandra M. Anderson, and Julie A. Heath
Positioning for Battle: The Ideological Struggle Over Senator Joseph McCarthy and the American Establishment, Julie B. Lane
Prefrontal White Matter Pathology in Air Pollution Exposed Mexico City Young Urbanites and Their Potential Impact on Neurovascular Unit Dysfunction and the Development of Alzheimer's Disease, Partha S. Mukherjee
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Social Media Research: A Review of the Literature, Chareen L. Snelson
Recognising the Power of Pleasure: What Engaged Adolescent Readers Get from Their Free-Choice Reading, and How Teachers Can Leverage This for All, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Responses of Female Burrowing Owls to Alterations in Clutch Size: Are Burrowing Owls Determinate or Indeterminate Egg-Layers?, Jamie L. Wade and James R. Belthoff
Retail Gravitation and Economic Impact: A Market-Driven Analytical Framework for Bike-Share Station Location Analysis in the United States, Thomas Wuerzer and Susan G. Mason
Selective-Area Growth of Heavily n–Doped GaAs Nanostubs on Si(001) by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Yoon Jung Chang, Paul J. Simmonds, Brett Beekley, Mark S. Goorsky, and Jason C.S. Woo
Self-Patterning of Epitaxial Ni-Mn-Ga/MgO(001) Thin Films, B. Muntifering, W. B. Knowlton, and P. Müllner
Soldier-Relevant Body Borne Load Impacts Minimum Foot Clearance During Obstacle Negotiation, T. N. Brown, K. L. Loverro, and J. M. Schiffman
Statewide Mathematics Professional Development: Teacher Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Beliefs, Michele B. Carney, Jonathan L. Brendefur, Keith Thiede, Gwyneth Hughes, and John Sutton
Stress-Assisted Removal of Conjugation Boundaries in Non-Modulated Ni–Mn–Ga by Coordinated Secondary Twinning, B. Muntifering, L. Kovarik, N. D. Browning, R. C. Pond, W. B. Knowlton, and P. Müllner
Stretching Probability Explorations with Geoboards, Ann Wheeler and Joe Champion
Subsurface Imaging of Grain Microstructure Using Picosecond Ultrasonics, B. J. Jaques and D. P. Butt
Supporting Prosocial Development Through School-Based Mental Health Services: A Multisite Evaluation of Social and Behavioral Outcomes Across One Academic Year, Joelle D. Powers, Danielle C. Swick, Kate M. Wegmann, and Charity S. Watkins
Targeted Reflection-Waveform Inversion of Experimental Ground-Penetrating Radar Data for Quantification of Oil Spills Under Sea Ice, John H. Bradford, Esther L. Babcock, Hans-Peter Marshall, and David F. Dickins
Teaching Math to Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Children Using Mobile Games: Outcomes with Student and Teacher Perspectives, Brett E. Shelton and Mary Ann Parlin
The Construct and Predictive Validity of Psychosocial Correlates of Television Viewing, Raheem J. Paxton, Pascal Jean-Pierre, Sae-Hwan Park, Yong Gao, Stephen Hermann, and Gregory J. Norman
The Double-Peaked SN 2013ge: A Type Ib/c SN with an Asymetric Mass Ejection or an Extended Progenitor Envelope, D. Macomb and J. Norris
The Ecological Implications of Visitor Transportation in Parks and Protected Areas: Examples from Research in US National Parks, Christopher Monz, Ashley D'Antonio, Steve Lawson, Jesse Barber, and Peter Newman
The Effect of B-Site Substitution on Structural Transformation and Ionic Conductivity in Ho2(ZryTi1-y)2O7, Muhammad Shafique, Brenden J. Kennedy, Yaseen Iqbal, and Rick Ubic
The Effects of Wealth on Male Reproduction Among Monogamous Hunter-Fisher-Trappers in Northern Siberia, John P. Ziker, David A. Nolin, and Joellie Rasmussen
The Individual Day-to-Day Process of Social Anxiety in Vulnerable College Students, Cynthia G. Campbell, Karen L. Bierman, and Peter C.M. Molenaar
The Influence of the Online Availability of USGS Topographic Maps on Weeding Decisions in Academic Libraries, Cheri A. Folkner and Mary C. Aagard
The Mentor: Landing That First Job Without Library Experience, Tracy Bicknell-Holmes
The Origin of Amino Acids in Lunar Regolith Samples, Jamie E. Elsila, Michael P. Callahan, Jason P. Dworkin, Daniel P. Glavin, Hannah L. McLain, Sarah K. Noble, and Everett K. Gibson Jr.
The Physical Activity Movement and the Definition of Physical Education, Tyler G. Johnson and Lindsey Turner
Thermal Conductivity of Chirality-Sorted Carbon Nanotube Networks, Feifei Lian, Juan P. Llinas, Zuanyi Li, David Estrada, and Eric Pop
The Role of Trust Management in Reward-Based Crowdfunding, Haichao Zheng, Jui-long Hung, Zihao Qi, and Bo Xu
The Search for a Plural America: Protestant and Enlightenment Authority in American History, Andrew Finstuen
The Transformation of San Diego's Naval Training Center, Amanda J. Ashley and Michael Touchton
Through the Mist: American Liberty and Political Economy, 2065, Charlotte A. Twight
Topographic Controls on Pyroclastic Density Current Dynamics: Insight from 18 May 1980 Deposits at Mount St. Helens, Washington (USA), Brittany D. Brand, Sylvana Bendaña, Stephen Self, and Nicholas Pollock
Tracking User Behavior with Google Analytics Events on an Academic Library Website, Amy Vecchione, Deana Brown, Elizabeth Allen, and Amanda Baschnagel
Understanding Employee Motivation and Organizational Performance: Arguments for a Set-Theoretic Approach, Michael T. Lee and Robyn L. Raschke
Using Ciliate Operations to Construct Chromosome Phylogenies, Jacob L. Herlin, Anna Nelson, and Marion Scheepers
Variability of Behavioral Chronotypes of 16 Mammalian Species Under Controlled Conditions, Roberto Refinetti
War and Peace in Vilnius, Lynn Lubamersky
Why Use Multiple Choice Questions with Excess Information?, Jason Bergner, Joshua J. Filzen, and Mark G. Simkin
Zircon U-Pb Ages and Hf Isotopes of the Askot Klippe, Kumaun, Northwest India: Implications for Paleoproterozoic Tectonics, Basin Evolution and Associated Metallogeny of the Northern Indian Cratonic Margin, Subhadip Mandal, Delores M. Robinson, Matthew J. Kohn, Subodha Khanal, Oindrila Das, and Sukhanjan Bose
Building Relationships: Online Dating and the New Logics of Internet Culture, Dawn Shepherd
Community Service Journal for Kids, Margaret Sass
David Hume's Humanity: The Philosophy of Common Life and Its Limits, Scott Yenor
Discourse Perspective of Geometric Thoughts, Sasha Wang
Intercultural Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge Q2 Reflection Handbook, Margaret Sass and Charles A. Calahan
Moon Idaho, James Patrick Kelly
Poli Sci Fi: An Introduction to Political Science Through Science Fiction, Michael A. Allen and Justin S. Vaughn
Postcolonial Theory and Avatar, Gautam Basu Thakur
The Curious Writer, Bruce Ballenger
Contributions to Books
Comparing Encrypted Strings, Jim Buffenbarger
Magnetic Force Images Using Capacitive Coupling Effect, Byung I. Kim
Mental Health Disorders in Later Life, Zvi D. Gellis and Bonnie Kenaley
Nanomaterials Properties, Paul J. Simmonds
Navigating the Accounting Academic Job Market and Related Advice, Jason M. Bergner, Joshua J. Filzen, and Jeffrey A. Wong
Sexual and Relational Health Messages for Women Who Have Sex with Women, Sandra L. Faulkner, Andrea M. Davis, Manda V. Hicks, and Pamela J. Lannutti
Conference Proceedings
A Cartesian Immersed Boundary Method to Simulate Stably Stratified Turbulent Flows, Clancy Umphrey, Rey DeLeon, and Inanc Senocak
Modeling of MZM-Based Photonic Link Power Budget, Kehan Zhu, Cheng Li, Nan Qi, Marco Fiorentino, Raymond Beausoleil, and Vishal Saxena
Turbulent Inflow Generation for the Large-Eddy Simulation Technique Through Globally Neutral Buoyancy Perturbations, Clancy Umphrey and Inanc Senocak
Responses or Comments
Reply to the Comment on "Chronostratigraphy and Paleoclimatology of the Lodève Basin, France: Evidence for a Pan-Tropical Aridification Event Across the Carboniferous–Permian Boundary" by Michel et al., (2015). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 430, 118–131, Lauren A. Michel, Mark D. Schmitz, Neil J. Tabor, Isabel P. Montañez, and Vladimir I. Davydov


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The prospect of retirement doesn't just signal the end of a career; it offers the chance to recalibrate and re-prioritize in life.
Building for a client with specific desires can be difficult, but designing for one with few programming preferences can often be harder. Such was the case for a team of nine fifth-year students at Louisiana Tech University who teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to create a modern home in the traditional town of Ruston, Louisiana.
The clients had two requirements: a porch in the back yard and a bedroom in the rear of the home. The rest was up to the students. The result was a LEED silver, 1,152-square-foot home built on a minimal budget with the help of local volunteers who donated their time and supplies to the team.
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By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
1/29/2013 (3 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
Americans love their cats, as anyone who has spent time on a social network can attest. Saturdays have become "caturdays" and meme artwork sporting cats with amusing quotations have reared up on many social forums. Widely regarded as cuddly, lazy, and sometimes, silly, most Americans would be surprised to know the truth about what cats prefer to do with their time.
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
1/29/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in Green
Keywords: cats, murder, conservation, spay, neuter, native species
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to a report from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Fish and Wildlife Service, domestic cats prefer to sit around and think of murder all day.
And researchers say, when let out of the house, they typically do it.
Cats are predatory animals by nature, but their evolutionary habitat is the Middle East and parts of Northern Africa. They were domesticated in the Middle East and Egypt as sacred animals. However, in the past 10,000 years, they have spread around the world, brought along by humans as pets.
Despite their domestication, their wild side still flourishes and cats love to hunt.
Unfortunately, many native species in places such as North America, have not evolved next to cats and are unable to avoid them. The result is that cats are hunting and killing many native species of birds and small mammals in quantities that alarm wildlife conservationists.
New estimates suggest that both feral and domestic cats murder no less than 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion mammals per year. Unfortunately, other invasive vermin like Norway rats, for example, are not the creatures being hunted. So cats are killing off beneficial, native species, allowing the vermin to flourish in their absence.
Researchers who compiled the most recent data say there is some uncertainty with their study because it draws upon decades of research from many smaller, less comprehensive studies and stitches together estimates from across the country. However, even if the estimates provided by their scientific model are high, the conclusion is the same.
Cats are murderous animals and they're impacting the environment in a big way.
The report is likely to cause many agencies to reevaluate how cats, in particular feral populations, are treated. Currently, many communities tolerate feral populations of cats. Nearly every park and suburban community has some. However, if the cats are recognized as both an invasive species and harmful for the native fauna, then conservationists may call for their removal.
This will undoubtedly result in opposition from cat lovers who feed feral cats in their community.
Conservationists criticize these animals as "subsidized predators."
While such feedings may sustain the cats and prevent them from eating other animals, cats can't escape their instinct. Science says, when faced with potential prey, your loving feline friend is apt to pounce.
Ultimately, the best response is to take steps to ensure responsible adoption and ownership practices. Cats should be spayed and neutered, and they should never be abandoned. Cats that roam freely may have to be enclosed. The subsequent alternative for feral cat populations would be to euthanize them.
Regardless, for many native species, the status quo may not be sustainable. Clearly, both conservationists and cat lovers will need to come together to develop a practical solution.
Simple solutions might be to adorn cats with bells on their collars, to make sneaking up on prey more difficult. Meanwhile, feral populations should be trapped and fixed to prevent reproduction. Finally, animal control agencies should be endowed with the resources necessary to locate irresponsible owners who abandon their pets, and levy fines against them as well as ownership bans.
Such steps may reduce the need for more draconian measures against cat populations while helping to sustain native species in the process. Encouraging owners to do better by their pets would also be a significant benefit.
In the meantime, keep your eyes open around fluffy. It's hard to know what's behind that smile of his.
By Tony Johnson
In 2006, geologists feared the worst - they believed a megathrust earthquake was imminent in the Pacific Northwest. Now in 2016, the Pacific Northwest may be revealing an alarming pattern of missing earthquakes in the same megathrust region that generates ... continue reading
By Marshall Connolly (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
Greenland is melting faster than expected, as new data reveals. The ESA's Cryosat satellite has revealed Greenland lost over a trillion tonnes of ice between 2011 and 2014. LOS ANGELES, CA (California Network) - Greenland has lost over a trillion metric tons (tonnes) ... continue reading
By Marshall Connolly (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
ExxonMobil spent more than $2 million on climate science denial in 2015, records reveal. LOS ANGELES, CA (California Network) - ExxonMobil says it believes in climate change. Its executives probably believe it too, after all, they're smart people. But their profits ... continue reading
By Kenya Sinclair (CALIFORNIA NETWORK)
The United States faces accusations of wasting enough food to put an end to hunger and increasing methane-producing landfill waste. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website, the United States' food ... continue reading
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There will be a lot of jokes thrown at and delivered by champion Tony Stewart, who won his third title by virtue of a tiebreaker over Carl Edwards.
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He finished seventh.
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Only now I'm flying solo.
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We'll start in reverse order to leave a little suspense for the end.
12. Jeff Gordon -- He was my dark horse to win it all this year and it didn't turn out so well. So I'm trying reverse psychology and picking the four-time champion to finish last. Being picked seventh apparently fired up Stewart to start driving like a young man again.
11. Clint Bowyer -- Was going to put Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip in this slot because they, like Stewart said repeatedly before this year's final race, really have nothing to lose. But then somebody reminded that one driver has to be in all the races to be Chase-eligible. Therefore, Bowyer makes it for MWR. Makes sense, doesn't it?
10. Kyle Busch -- Something always seems to go wrong in the Chase for NASCAR's greatest driver, whether it's self-inflicted or organization-inflicted. Until that changes he's staying right here. And if you expect to see the other Busch brother in this, don't. He'll be too busy apologizing to people he offended in '11 to make the Chase.
9. Kasey Kahne -- Some people will pick him to be a contender until the end, saying he had the third-best average over the final 10 races and now is in better equipment. What they may forget is he wasn't in the Chase this season, so his average is irrelevant. But he will be driving for Hendrick Motorsports, so that has to be worth something.
8. Carl Edwards -- There's a curse to being the runner-up in the Chase, you know. Denny Hamlin went from second in 2010 to ninth this season. Martin went from second in 2009 to 13th in 2010. Edwards went from second in 2008 to 11th in 2009. Edwards also went from tied for second in 2005 to 12th in 2006. You get the picture.
7. Denny Hamlin -- No truth to the rumor that since moving out of his home on the lake he's been living in his courtside seats at the Charlotte Bobcats' arena until the NBA returns to action. But it's no rumor that Joe Gibbs Racing has been having engine issues, and until those are solved Air Hamlin has a better chance of beating Michael Jordan one-on-one than winning the title.
6. Tony Stewart -- You can't dump the crew chief who got you your third title and expect to repeat even if you did try to get him drunk the night of the championship. Plus, remember what happened the year after Stewart won his last title in 2005: He didn't make the Chase. So picking him this high is a gift.
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- Did you really expect him to be No. 1? It did make you read this far, though, right? One thing is guaranteed: NASCAR's most popular driver will win a race and end his losing streak that goes back to 2008. That has to be said since my prediction for this season was for a win. Sooner or later it's going to happen.
4. Jimmie Johnson -- My gut says he'll storm back and win his sixth title. But judging from questions and answers prior to this year's final race, he needs to stay out of contention so he can be a party planner for whoever wins the title. Everybody has a special talent.
3. Kevin Harvick -- If there's going to be a repeat, it's here. He'll finish third for the third straight year. Then 10 years from now, when another driver comes along and finishes third a couple of times, people will say he is the Harvick of the sport like Edwards is becoming the Mark Martin of NASCAR for finishing second.
2. Brad Keselowski -- Was going to put him in a tie for the top spot. Then I figured he would say something completely innocent after winning the final race about how he thinks NASCAR chairman Brian France made a disaster out of, well, something, and get fined three points.
1. Matt Kenseth -- Bet you thought Brian Vickers would bump him out of the top spot. Seriously, think about it. Kenseth drives an unsponsored car to the title. It'll shorten the postrace speech by at least 15 minutes because the 2003 champion will have nobody to thank outside of team owner Jack Roush for giving him a car and his wife for giving him time to tweet.
Earnhardt is going to win it all.
Still kidding, and Harvick hasn't served the first Budweiser.
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Our creamy signature Garlic Sauce is a much requested favorite and now we have made it available to our customers. Perfect with grilled chicken, fish, vegetables, stir-fry or as a spread for Garlic Bread.
An excellent crispy alternative to potato chips for snacking and dipping. Baked, not fried.
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This application of William J. Chmura is a division of copending application Ser. No. 503,279, filed on Sept. 5, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,026,657, issued May 31, 1977.
This invention relates to the production of sintered powder metallurgy articles characterized by a surface of revolution, for example, truncated balls, such as spherical bearing balls and to self-aligning spherical bearing assemblies produced therefrom. The invention also relates to a powder metallurgy method of producing low-cost spherical bearings.
It is known to produce truncated spherical balls by machining rough blanks from metal tubing or bar stock for use in bearing assemblies, ball valves and the like. In one method, the bore of the blank is filled with a low-melting lead-base alloy (e.g. an alloy known in the trade as Cerrobase), the prepared ball blanks ground en masse to the desired sphericity, the lead-base filler alloy being thereafter removed from the bore by melting and the bore than finish ground. Truncated balls produced in this manner are costly and the method employed somewhat time-consuming. Moreover, there is considerable waste of material due to machining.
It is also known to produce truncated spherical bearing balls for self-aligning bearings by powder metallurgy. That is to say, metal powder is pressed to substantially the desired shape, otherwise known as a preform, the preform sintered in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at an elevated temperature. The sintered perform may be finished by grinding to improve dimensional quality, the dimensions of the preform being such as to require very little metal removal during grinding. The advantages of this process are that high metal yields are obtained since very little metal is wasted.
Powder metallurgy methods for producing truncated spherical bearing balls are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,656,508, 1,684,984, 3,205,027 and 3,192,607. The bearing balls disclosed in these patents are porous and are adapted to be self-lubricating. In this connection, reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 3,205,027 which discloses the production of spherical bearing balls for use in self-aligning pillow blocks. The ball is preformed of conventional powdered metals, such as compositions containing 90% copper and 10% tin; 77.5% copper, 7.5% tin and 15% lead; 25% copper and 75% iron, and the like. The preforms are sintered in a conventional manner to result in a product having a sponge-like character. The balls are conventionally employed for self-lubricating bearings in that they are porous and can contain approximately 25% by volume of lubricating oil in the tiny interconnected pores of the preform. This type of bearing is generally known as "Oilite" bearings. A powder metallurgy method for producing bearing rings is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,782,794 which issued on Jan. 1, 1974.
However, spherical balls of the foregoing type present problems when used in bearing assemblies of the dry bearing type. For example, bearing assemblies of the sliding type in which the truncated bearing ball is enclosed within an outer-ring member utilizing a low friction fabric liner (e.g. woven TEFLON cloth or TEFLON filaments and the like supported in a plastic matrix), the outer-ring member having a conforming concaved spherical face which mates with the convexed spherical outer face of the inner-ring or truncated ball. (TEFLON is the trademark for polytetrafluoroethylene resin.) This structure results in a sliding rotational interface between the two mating or matching bearing faces. Because the sintered spherical balls produced by powder metallurgy are porous throughout, the surface of the ball tends to be subject to corrosion during use due to the amount of exposed area characteristic of the porous surface and, moreover, tests have shown that fabric liners run against such surfaces are particularly sensitive to wear. Since sintered bearing balls may be plunged ground to size, the surface tends to have an open structure which further lowers the resistance to wear and corrosion. Moreover, small metal fragments may remain in the pores after grinding and later aggravate plastic liners. It is important that the ball have a high degree of sphericity as poor sphericity results in camming, increased torque, decreased misalignment, etc. Poor sphericity also compounds the problem of swaging or the wrap-around method employed in applying the fabric liner to the ball.
Thus, it would be desirable to provide a relatively low-cost spherical bearing made by powder metallurgy which overcomes the foregoing problems and which is commercially useful.
It is an object of the present invention to manufacture a high performance truncated ball, such as a spherical bearing ball, utilizing low-cost high production powder metallurgy methods of compaction and sintering characterized by improved resistance to wear and corrosion, and further characterized by improved geometry as compared to P/M parts in only the as-compacted and sintered condition.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a powder metallurgy method of producing truncated spherical balls, such as spherical bearing balls, in which the spherical surface of the sintered powder preform is markedly densified by mechanical working, such as by roll forming, whereby the spherical bearing surface is substantially pore-free and work hardened as compared to P/M balls in which the spherical surface is ground and characterized by an open structure.
A further object is to provide as an article of manufacture a truncated spherical ball enclosed in an outer-ring and characterized in that the spherical bearing surface of the ball is characterized by a high density zone at or near the surface thereof as compared to the more porous structure obtained when a sintered P/M ball is surface ground following sintering.
A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved ball joint construction.
Another object is to provide a sintered powder metallurgy article characterized by a surface of revolution wherein said surface is mechanically worked to a high density.
These and other objects will more clearly appear when taken in conjunction with the following disclosure and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 depicts a typical self-aligning spherical bearing comprising a truncated ball enclosed within an outer-ring characterized by a low-friction fabric-type lining;
FIG. 1A illustrates a ball valve utilizing the truncated spherical ball of the invention;
FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 show schematically the various compaction stages employed in the manufacture of P/M spherical bearing balls;
FIG. 5 is a typical P/M bearing ball blank produced by the method illustrated by FIGS. 2 to 4;
FIGS. 6 to 8 are illustrative of one embodiment of mechanically working the P/M blank by roll forming;
FIG. 9 is representative of a photomacrograph taken at 3.5 times magnification of a cross section of a finished P/M bearing in which the surface has been mechanically worked to densify it compared to the more porous area below the surface;
FIG. 10 is a graph relating wear to porosity after 25,000 cycles of oscillations of �25� under a bearing load of 6830 pounds comparing the wear of a ground surface P/M blank to the wear of a spherical ball produced from wrought stainless steel; and
FIG. 11 is a schematic of a wear tester employed in obtaining the data illustrated in FIG. 10.
Stating it broadly, the invention provides a powder metallurgy article of manufacture formed from a sintered powder metal blank characterized by a surface of revolution taken about a fixed axis passing through said article, the surface of revolution of said article being mechanically worked to a high density of at least about 95% of the theoretical density of said sintered metal blank. The density of the article in cross section preferably, though not necessarily, decreases from a highly dense zone adjacent said surface of revolution to a density level approaching said axis of at least about 70% of theoretical density, said cross section being taken substantially centrally of said article.
As a preferred embodiment, the invention provides as an article a spherical ball element, such as a truncated ball element, formed from a sintered powder metal blank having a bore passing therethrough (e.g. a cylindrical or polygonal bore), the spherical convex surface of said element being similarly highly mechanically worked as described hereinabove to provide a work hardened zone of high density at and immediately adjacent the surface. The average density of said zone as stated above is at least about 95% of the theoretical density of the metal, the surface being substantially free of pores. Preferably, though not necessarily, the remaining portion of the sintered metal outside the dense zone and inwardly of said spherical surface may be relatively porous compared to the dense region and thus may have an average density ranging from about 70% to less than about 95% of said theoretical density of the metal and, more preferably, about 80% to 90%. The dense zone at and adjacent the spherical surface conforms substantially to a wrought metal surface and confers improved resistance to wear and corrosion to the resulting bearing.
As stated hereinbefore, spherical bearings are normally produced by machining the desired shape from wrought metal bar stock or tubing. Production rates obtained with this method are usually limited by the intrusion of cutoff and/or drilling and/or grinding operations. In producing spherical bearings by machining and grinding operations, material loss may range anywhere from 20% to 65% by weight depending upon the final size of the truncated ball. The machined part is later heat treated, ground and assembled with other components to form the bearing.
The invention, on the other hand, provides economic advantages in the production of spherical balls in that the powder metallurgy method employed enables the utilization of almost 100% of the starting material, while providing production rates substantially exceeding those attained by conventional operations. For example, P/M blanks can be compacted from powder and sintered at very high rates and machines are available to mechanically work or roll form the spherical surface at up to 1800 pieces per hour.
A preferred method which may be employed in producing the spherical bearing is illustrated schematically in FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. 2 shows a die assembly comprising a die 20 having a cavity 21 therein with a lower punch 22 entering the bottom of the die, the punch having a central opening with a core rod 23 passing therethrough of diameter corresponding to the diameter of the cylindrical bore of the spherical bearing to be produced. The lower punch has a spherical cavity 22A corresponding to one-half of the spherical contour of the bearing. An upper die 24 is similarly provided having a central opening for receiving core rod 23, the upper punch also having a spherical cavity corresponding to the other half of the spherical contour of the bearing. When the two punches are inserted from opposite ends of the die cavity 21, with the core rod passing through both punches, the cavities of the two punches together define the entire shape of the spherical bearing.
Referring to FIG. 2, loose metal powder 25 (e.g. metal powder, for example steel, such as 316 stainless) is fed to the die as shown while the lower punch and core rod are in place. The upper punch applies the pressure needed to produce the preform 26 (FIG. 3), the preform being then ejected as shown in FIG. 4 by removing upper punch 24 and by raising lower punch 22 to a position to enable removal of the part.
A cross-section of the preform blank 26 (in this case stainless steel) produced using the foregoing method is shown in FIG. 5. As will be noted, the blank is characterized by an equatorial flat 27 which will be later removed or contoured by roll forming. Flats of different geometries and sizes have been produced on P/M balls. However, all tend to reduce the true and total sphericity of the part and thus are unacceptable in fabric lined spherical bearing applications. The blank at this stage of manufacture has a porosity which may range from about 70% to 90% of the theoretical density of the steel composition.
Thus, the steel powder composition is compacted into a blank or preform of density ranging from about 70% to 90% of the theoretical density of the metal, the blank then sintered under substantially non-oxidizing and non-carburizing conditions at an elevated temperature (e.g. 2050� F.).
The types of metal or steel powder used are preferably selected according to those which are economically attractive as well as those which are the most practical for the application intended. The powder composition may comprise a mixture of elemental powders. Generally, such mixtures tend to result in composition heterogeneity. However, this may be beneficial since such compositions tend to be incompletely alloyed during sintering and thereby provide ductile areas which inhibit brittle fractures from forming in the porous regions of the material. Pre-alloyed powders, however, can also be used such as those produced by atomization from a liquid melt.
This invention is applicable to a wide variety of metals, such as copper and copper-base alloys (e.g. brass, bronze, and the like), aluminum and aluminum-base alloys, steel (e.g. stainless steel) and other metals.
Examples of P/M steels which have been tested include a nickel steel containing 4% nickel; 304 S.S. containing 0.08% max C, 2% max Mn, 1% max Si, 18% to 20% Cr, 8% to 12% Ni and the balance essentially iron; 316 S.S. containing 0.08% max C, 2% max Mn, 1% max Si, 16% to 18% Cr, 10% to 14% Ni, 2% to 3% Mo and the balance essentially iron; 410 S.S. containing 0.15% max C, 1% max Mn, 0.5% max Si, 11.5% to 13% Cr and the balance essentially iron. The P/M results were compared to wrought 440C S.S. containing 0.95% to 1.2% C, 1% max Mn, 1% max Si, 0.04% max P, 0.03% max S, 0.75% max Mo, 16% to 18% Cr and the balance essentially iron.
Following the production of the sintered blank by powder metallurgy in accordance with the invention, the convex spherical face of the blank is mechanically cold worked to provide a high density bearing surface. Preferably, this is done by roll-forming using an apparatus of the type, for example, shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8. However, it is understood that any apparatus can be employed that will densify the convex spherical surface on the sintered blank.
Since P/M materials generally exhibit low tensile ductility, it is important that precautions be taken during the mechanical working operation, especially roll forming, to insure that the work is applied to the preform carefully, otherwise, stress cracks may form at the mechanically worked spherical surface.
Referring to the schematic of FIG. 6, an end view of support mandrel 30 is shown on which is mounted preform 26, the mandrel having radially disposed about at substantially 120� intervals three roll formers 31, 32 and 33 mounted on rotatable shafts 31A, 32A and 33A. The rotatable shafts are adapted to move towards the preform and bear against it, the roll formers having a peripheral groove of substantially spherical curvature designed to produce the finished spherical surface on the preform. This is shown more clearly in the partial view in elevation depicted in FIG. 7 which shows roll former 31 mounted on shaft 31A spaced from preform 26 mounted on mandrel 30. As the rolls approach the preform (note the dotted lines of the rolls in FIG. 6), pressure is applied via the peripheral spherical grooves of the rolls while the roll forms are rotating, causing metal on the surface of the preform to compress and work harden. This is shown in FIG. 8 which shows roll former 31 in full and mating contact with truncated preform 26, the equatorial flat 27 shown in FIG. 7 having been smoothened out to provide a precision made spherical bearing surface of high density.
A preferred method embodiment of the invention resides in providing a sintered porous truncated spherical blank or preform of density ranging from about 70% to 90% of the theoretical density of the metal. A highly dense zone is mechanically worked into the surface of the truncated spherical bearing ball having an average density of at least about 95% of the theoretical density of the metal, the remaining portion of the ball below the dense zone preferably having an average density of about 70% to 90%.
A cross section of a segment of a spherical bearing is shown in FIG. 9 which is representative of a photomacrograph taken at 3.5 times magnification, the segment being designated by the numeral 34 depicting a highly dense zone 35 at and below the spherical surface of the bearing segment, the region below the zone approaching what would be the surface 36 of the bore being noticeably porous. The dense zone generally has a density of at least about 95% of theoretical density while the porous region near the bore being at least 70% dense, the average density for the porous region below the dense surface ranging from about 70% to 90% of theoretical density. The dense zone near and at the convex surface of the truncated spherical bearing makes up at least about 10% of the cross-sectional thickness of the bearing measured from the crown of or diametrically from the spherical surface to the side of the bore. As will be noted from FIG. 9, the dense zone as measured from the crown towards the base is approximately 30% of the total cross-sectional thickness. The highly cold worked surface need not be deep so long as the porosity of the surface is substantially removed and has a density at and just below the surface of at least about 95% and preferably at least about 98% of theoretical density.
An advantage of roll-forming the spherical surface of the bearing element is that a very high smoothness is obtained of less than about 16 RMS (root mean square) and characterized by high hardness. This is important in assuring the desired resistance to wear. In the case of a bearing element made from 316 stainless steel by powder metallurgy, the hardness gradient of the cross section after roll forming may range from a high of 33 or 34 Rc to below 22 Rc approaching the bore, the hardness adjacent the bore being as low as 88 RB (8.5 Rc). It is clearly apparent that roll-forming produces very high hardness at the surface of the bearing element. The hardness is obtained as a microhardness reading by taking actual reading of the sintered particles and thus avoid the pores.
Another advantage of roll-forming is the markedly improved tolerance of the final element. Roll-forming applied to wrought elements tends adversely to affect tolerance due to bulk movement of metal, thereby causing dimensional changes, whereas, the opposite is true in the roll-forming of porous blanks.
Following the production of the highly densified surface, for example, from heat treatable steel, the mechanically worked sintered blank may be subjected to heat treatment, if desired, by heating it to an austenitizing temperature preparatory to quench hardening. A carburizing procedure may be introduced if required prior to this heat treatment. This heating further augments and strengthens the sintering bonds. However, certain compositions need not be heat treated, such as 316 stainless steel. If desired, a finish grinding operation can be performed but it is generally not needed.
An example of an article of manufacture utilizing the ball element is the self-aligning bearing shown in FIG. 1 which is a partial section showing truncated spherical bearing ball 10 having truncated sides 11, 12 and a cylindrical bore 13 passing therethrough, the spherical surface 14 of the ball being enclosed within outer annular ring 15 comprising a fabric-type plastic element having a low-friction liner 16 of synthetic filament, e.g. TEFLON (trademark for polytetrafluororethylene resins), adhereing to the outer-ring and in mating contact with spherical surface 14 of the spherical bearing. However, the outer ring may be made of metal to provide a metal-backed self-aligning bearing of improved tolerance.
Another article utilizing the truncated ball element is the ball valve shown in FIG. 1A comprising valve body 10A having opening 11A at one end and opening 12A at its opposite end, an annular shoulder 13A being located inwardly of opening 11A as shown. Located inwardly from opening 12A is an annular ring 14A mounted in annular groove 14B, a washer 15A being held adjacent said annular ring. Thus, a valve chamber is defined between annular shoulder 13A and said washer containing spaced apart annular valve seats 16A, 17A of suitable material, e.g. glass-filled TEFLON (registered trademark), buna rubber and the like, which support ball element 18A having a recess 19A which receives valve stem 20A, said valve stem being coupled to handle 21A via handle fastening nut 22A. The bore 18B of the ball element is adapted by the turn of the handle to align coaxially with openings 11A, 12A and, by a further turn of the handle, to seal off the openings. The closing off of the surface pores of the ball element using our method prevents gas or liquid leakage, while providing an economical ball element for such applications.
In effect, the two articles of manufacture referred to hereinabove have in common the fact that they are ball joints formed of a cooperating element with a curved surface held substantially in contact with a conforming ball element to permit relative motion between the two elements, whether the ball joint is a plain spherical bearing, a ball valve or similar article.
As stated hereinbefore, plunged ground P/M surfaces are disadvantageous in that the surfaces have an open structure due to the porosity of the preform and, because of this porosity, the bearing elements exhibit poor resistance to wear. Thus, it is desirable that the surface of the P/M preform be as close as possible to the precision surface of a wrought bearing element. The importance of a high density surface will be apparent by referring to the graph of FIG. 10 which relates wear as a function of porosity, 0% porosity being that of a wrought stainless steel bearing element, while the porous elements were made by powder metallurgy to provide porosities ranging up to about 20%.
The test is conducted as shown schematically in FIG. 11 which depicts a bearing assembly 37 comprising a one-half inch shaft 38 supporting a sintered truncated spherical bearing 39 enclosed within an outer-ring 40 of a fabric-lined bearing in which the liner formed of a TEFLON/NOMEX/resin combination is in contact with the spherical surface. As stated earlier, TEFLON is the trademark for polytetrafluoroethylene. NOMEX is the trademark for high temperature aromatic polyamids. The outside diameter of the truncated spherical bearing is about 3/4 inch.
A load of 6830 lbs. is applied to the outer ring as shown and the amount of wear measured using a dial 41 shown schematically in FIG. 11. The speed of oscillation at �25� is 10 cycles per minute at room temperature. The total wear at the end of 25,000 cycles (a back and forth movement is one cycle) is determined and this value is used as a comparison.
The comparison is based on a wrought (0% porosity) versus a porous surface and is independent of the composition of the steel tested. One sintered P/M steel element was surface ground and was about 7% porous, another P/M ball element had a ground surface and was about 12% porous, and a third P/M ball element surface ground had a porosity of about 17%.
Referring to FIG. 10, it will be noted from the average curve that the total wear on a 100% dense surface (the wear is the combination of the fabric liner of the outer-ring and the surface of the bearing element) is about 0.002 inch. Using the data from the curve at 10% porosity, the total wear is about 0.006 inch (i.e., three times as much). At 20% porosity, the average wear is about 0.009 inch (or more than four times the wear of a 100% dense surface).
Tests have shown that the ideality of a smooth wrought surface can be substantially attained using P/M elements provided that the spherical surface of the sintered P/M bearing element is mechanically worked so as to make it at least about 95% dense, and preferably at least about 98% dense.
Although the present invention has been described in conjunction with preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that modifications and variations may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as those skilled in the art will readily understand. Such modifications and variations are considered to be within the purview and scope of the invention and the appended claims.
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Shreveport, LA – During a house show at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, WWE Superstar Sin Cara performed a high risk maneuver that saw him literally get caught up in the lights of the arena. The incident occurred about halfway through the show in match between Sin Cara and Drew McIntyre. Everything was going according to plan when Sin Cara attempted Continue Reading...
About: Jordan Mishkin
From the Northeast by way of Parts Unknown. If you like horror movies, check out www.365daysofhorrormovies.blogspot.com
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Headlies: Batista Set To Debut In Elementary School Play15 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Tue, 07 May 2013, 10:00
Washington, DC – After a brief Mixed Martial Arts career and various minor movie roles, former WWE Superstar Dave Batista has decided to try his hand at stage acting. Rather than trying for Broadway, Batista will be enrolling in Mrs. Mullin's third grade class at Janney Elementary school in Washington, DC. "After conquering the world of MMA with an undefeated Continue Reading...
Headlies: WWE Forces Jerry Lawler to Shill For The Heart Attack Grill20 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Thu, 02 May 2013, 10:00
Las Vegas, NV – During a meeting of top WWE officials, Vince McMahon announced a new partnership with the Heart Attack Grill fast food restaurant. He also plans to have WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler as their official spokesman. "It's all about synergy!" said Vince McMahon. "Nothing says "Wrestling Entertainment" like fast food. Over the past few Continue Reading...
Headlies: WWE Defends "Be A Star" Program After Bully Busick Matches Surface On Youtube10 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Mon, 29 April 2013, 10:00
Weirton, WV – WWE's anti-bullying campaign program "Be A Star" has come under fire recently after videos on Youtube have surfaced showing that they once employed a wrestler by the name of "Big Bully Busick". Decked out in a derby hat, cigar, and bushy handlebar mustache, Busick entered the World Wrestling Federation under the tutelage of manager Harvey Wippleman. Several Continue Reading...
Headlies: Artist Jill Thompson Tired Of Making 'Cool' Designs For Wrestlers1 Submitted by Jordan Mishkin on Thu, 25 April 2013, 11:00
Chicago, IL- Artist Jill Thompson, who has designed ring gear and attire for both WWE Superstars Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, has stated that she no longer wants to make "cool" designs for professional wrestlers, Thompson, who is most famous for her work in the comics The Sandman, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, and her own series Scary Godmother, has grown Continue Reading...
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